Business of the Year Award (1-10 Employees)

Sponsored By: EY

  • Adapt with Intent Inc.
  • AGA Benefit Solutions
  • Ascnd Media
  • AutoCate
  • AWL Partners
  • BuildSafe- Construction Safety Services Inc.
  • Cerullo Financial Services
  • DistribuCloud Technology Services
  • Driverseat
  • Fo'Cheezy Food Trucks
  • Habitat28 LTD.
  • Home Cleaning KWC
  • Jemtech
  • Magius Corp- Full Service Investigation and Intelligence Agency
  • Melissa Henderson, The Mortgage Group
  • Smiler Tiger Coffee Roasters
  • UinSports

Business of the Year Award (11-50 Employees)

Sponsored By: Miller Thomson LLP

  • The Delivery Guys Inc. / Kargo Today
  • Cass Construction & Renovation Inc.
  • The Crack Specialists
  • Graham Mathew Chartered Professional Accountants
  • H2R Business Solutions Inc.
  • McCarter Grespan Beynon Weir PC
  • Network Telecom
  • The RaeLipskie Partnership
  • The Scented Market
  • The Tone-Gar Group of Companies

Business of the Year Award (Over 50 Employees)

Sponsored By: University of Waterloo

  • BizLink elocab Ltd.
  • Communitech
  • HC Matcon Inc.
  • Maplesoft
  • NDI (Northern Digital Inc.)
  • Quadbridge
  • RideCo
  • RSM Canada
  • Walper Hotel Enterprise Inc

New Business of the Year

Sponsored By:

  • AdmiralBridge Software Inc.
  • Bookmytherapy
  • Digimillennials
  • Embark Physical Therapy & Wellness
  • Grazing Daisy
  • Inner Compass Well-being
  • Inspire Law
  • Octant Executive Advisory Group
  • odd duck | wine and provisions
  • Rookie + Ace Multi-Sport
  • Sage Advisory Co.
  • SagePath Consulting Ltd.
  • Skal-legal and Notary Services
  • Soul Matchmaking
  • UinSports
  • We Talk Insurance

Community Builder of the Year Award

Sponsored By: Heffner Lexus & Heffner Toyota

  • AutoCate
  • Centre In The Square
  • Conestoga Talent Hub
  • Digimillennials
  • Family and Children's Services Foundation
  • Gowling WLG
  • Grand Valley Construction Association
  • Jackman Ltd
  • Waterloo EDC
  • Waterloo Region Community Foundation
  • Women that Give

Employee Engagement Award

Sponsored By: Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning 

  • Carlsberg Canada Inc
  • CWB
  • H2R Business Solutions Inc.
  • Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa The Boardwalk
  • Home Cleaning KWC
  • Libro Credit Union
  • Little Mushroom Catering and Dining Lounge
  • Metropolitan Credit Adjusters Ltd (MetCredit)

Environment & Sustainability Award

Sponsored By: Enbridge 

  • Cocoon Apothecary
  • EY
  • Four All Ice Cream
  • Habitat28 Ltd
  • Little Mushroom Catering and Dining Lounge
  • Master Care Janitorial and Facility Services
  • The Scented Market
  • Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre
  • WSP

Health & Wellness in the Workplace Award

Sponsored By: Gowling WLG

  • AET Group Inc.
  • Arise Wellness & Osteopathy
  • Den 1880
  • eHealth Centre of Excellence
  • Equitable
  • Grand River Hospital Foundation
  • KW Chair Massage
  • Parents for Community Living Kitchener-Waterloo Inc.
  • Reid's Heritage Homes
  • Roxton Industries

Innovation Award

Sponsored By: Scotiabank

  • Den 1880
  • eHealth Centre of Excellence
  • Inkling Design
  • KidsAbility Centre for Child Development
  • KW Chair Massage
  • Mind Model AI Inc
  • Tappit Digital Solutions Inc.

Non-Profit/Charitable Award

Sponsored By: MTE Consultants Inc.

  • Bereaved Families of Ontario - Midwestern Region
  • Food4Kids Waterloo Region
  • The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth
  • The Kidney Foundation of Canada, Waterloo Wellington & District Chapter
  • Kitchener Public Library
  • Mamas for Mamas
  • The May Court Club & Shop of Kitchener-Waterloo
  • Parents for Community Living - KW Inc.
  • Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
  • The Ripple Effect Education (TREE)
  • Shelter Movers Southwestern Ontario
  • Waterloo Region Family Network
  • Women That Give
  • Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin

Service Excellence in Hospitality & Tourism Award

Sponsored By: Lazaridis School of Business

  • Brentwood Livery
  • Charcoal Group of Restaurants
  • Delta Hotels by Marriott Waterloo
  • Elora Distilling Company
  • Fo'Cheezy Food Trucks
  • Platters Catering and Events
  • TRAPPED KW Escape Rooms

Young Professional of the Year Award

Sponsored By: PwC

  • Ryan Batten, Batten's Truck Centre LTD
  • Zoe Channer, GRHF
  • Monica Caudle, Caudles Catch
  • Kathy Dapal, Conestoga College / Fresh Look Design
  • Graham Edwards, LiftOff
  • AJ Feltis, Cowan Insurance Group
  • Faune Lang, Food4Kids Waterloo Region
  • Saranya Subramani Mudaliar, Enchantress Inc.
  • Hannah Poole, Elby Professional Recruitment (KW)
  • Lauren Roberts, Sage Advisory
  • Luke Schulz, CityNews 570
  • Sheldon Thompson, Ascnd Media Inc
  • Rochelle Williams, The Dessert Artist 

Volunteer of the Year Award

Sponsored By: Bell Canada

  • Special merit award, awarded without nominations

Michael R. Follett Community Leader of the Year Award

Sponsored By: Equitable

  • Special merit award, awarded without nominations